same speed as a car.
A) run over B) keep up with C) check in
D) take off
10. Stop the car! I think we’ve hit a dog.
A) run over B) keep up with C) check in
D) take off
11. Why don’t we … the scenic route along
the coast?
A) go B) give C) take D) have
12. When you arrive … the airport, have
your passport ready.
A) to B) in C) on D) at
13. The in-flight entertainment may differ …
that advertised.
A) to B) from C) in D) at
14. There are no … problems.
A) culture B) cultural C) culturally
D) culturist
15. Beijing has changed so much in the last
few years that it’s almost …
A) recognize B) recognizable
C) unrecognizable D) recognizably
16. I can’t find a … flight from London to
Delhi so I’ve booked one that changes in
Frankfurt.
A) direct B) direction C) directive
D) director
17. I prefer to put …
A) on with the activity while he answered
the phone
B) up a marital art, to defend yourself
C) up with people who cheat at games.
D) off team sports lately.
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18. I used to love basketball, but I’ve gone …
A) on with the activity while he answered
the phone
B) up a marital art, to defend yourself
C) up with people who cheat at games.
D) off team sports lately.
19. I had to convince a few people that it
was an … way to keep fit.
A) enjoy B) enjoyable C) enjoyment
20. I’m afraid the swimming pool is closed at
the moment as they’re carrying out some
essential …
A) maintain B) maintenance
21. Scientists are trying to … out ways to
reduce pollution from aircraft.
A) break B) turn C) plug D) work
22. Alchemists spent years trying to turn …
A) off because she forgot to pay the bill
B) metals such as lead into gold
C) out who discovered penicillin
D) on in physics over the last year
23. It’s impossible not to love it, with its
smooth, shiny … and its bright screen.
A) appear B) disappear C) appearance
D) apparently
It seems entirely (24) … to us that there are
teams of scientists in universities and other
institutions around the world attempting to
(25) … the way the world works.
24. A) physical B) natural C) typical
D)
real
25. A) create B) invent C) construct
D) discover
26. A lorry had … down on the motorway
and we had to wait for over an hour.
A) carried B) broken C) put D) worked
27. I’ll just … you through to our research
department. Please hold on.
A) carried B) broken C) put D) worked
28. Whoever came …
A) up with that idea should have won the
Nobel Prize
B) on enormously in recent years
C) off for over three hours yesterday
D) out much more about technology in the
Bronze Age
29. I’d like to find …
A) up with that idea should have won the
Nobel Prize
B) on enormously in recent years
C) off for over three hours yesterday
D) out much more about technology in the
Bronze Age
30. …, thousands of years ago, the Chinese
played with wooden toys that could fly into
the air.
A) Appear B) Disappear C) Appearance
D) Apparently
Malcolm Mann units 7-8
1. Oh, I didn’t tell you! We’ve got … new
English teacher.
A) a B) an C) the D) –
2. Here’s … DVD you asked to borrow.
A) a B) an C) the D) –
3. We’re out of … coffee, so could you get
some from the supermarket?
A) a B) an C) the D) –
4. The prize is … unique opportunity to
travel the world.
A) a B) an C) the D) –
5. It looks like … glass in your bedroom
window is cracked.
A) a B) an C) the D) –
6. It’s … honour to be here this evening to
speak to you.
A) a B) an C) the D) –
7. There’s … good chance we’ll be late for
the meaning.
A) a B) an C) the D) –
8. Reports are coming in of a major oil spill
in … Mediterranean.
A) a B) an C) the D) –
9. I went to see the doctor because I’m
finding it difficult to sleep at … night.
A) a B) an C) the D) –
10. Do you think that they’ll ever send a
manned mission to … Venus?
A) a B) an C) the D) –
11. If you have … time at the end of the
exam, check your answers.
A) few B) a few C) little D) a little
12. Give me … minutes and I’ll be ready.
A) few B) a few C) little D) a little
13. We’ve only got … milk left, so get some
when you go shopping.
A) few B) a few C) little D) a little
14. Just … practice every day and you’ll
soon be able to play the piano.
A) few B) a few C) little D) a little
15. We were disappointed that … of the
members came to the youth club party.
A) few B) a few C) little D) a little
16. Sprinkle … sugar on the strawberries.
A) few B) a few C) little D) a little
17. I suppose now I’m 43, I have … hope of
playing football for Russia.
A) few B) a few C) little D) a little
18. Could you help me with … exercises I
don’t understand?
A) few B) a few C) little D) a little
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19. There’s … coffee left, if anyone wants
some.
A) few B) a few C) little D) a little
20. Becoming an astronaut is so demanding
that … people manage it.
A) few B) a few C) little D) a little
21. I’ll meet you in half an hour – I’ve got …
e-mails to write first.
A) few B) a few C) little D) a little
22. Many people feel there’s … point in
voting, even in a general election.
A) few B) a few C) little D) a little
23. It’s a great computer … once you get the
hang of it.
A) programme B) program
24. I hate … newspapers; they’re just full of
gossip, scandal and lies.
A) tabloid B) broadsheet
25. As a … for a local paper, you don’t have
to interview people or attend events. You
just have to express your opinions about the
issue of the day.
A) journalist B) columnist
26. There’s a great … show on BBC1
tonight. Contestants have to race through a
supermarket as quickly as they can, filling
up their trolleys as they go.
A) talk B) quiz C) game
27. On some TV channels, … tells you what
the next programme is going to be.
A) an announcer B) a commentator
28. Join us at half nine for a live … of the
State Opening of Parliament.
A) broadcast B) channel
29. It’s not always easy to … the difference
between fact and opinion.
A) make B) do C) say D) tell
30. The debate will … place tonight.
A) be B) have C) take D) make
31. In my …, freedom of the press must be
maintained.
A) mind B) view C) sight D) thought
32. Media mogul Ronald Morduck has …
control of another tabloid.
A) made B) found C) given D) taken
33. They … a description of the robber on
Crime Time and it sounded like you.
A) made B) told C) said D) gave
34. J.K. Rowling has … an enormous
influence on children’s literature.
A) had B) given C) done D) set
35. I could spend hours … the internet.
A) surfing B) diving C) sailing
D) swimming
36. They said … the news that the price of
petrol is going up again.
A) from B) in C) on D) at
37. The issue … question is more complex
than you think.
A) from B) in C) on D) at
38. Watch … for words like ‘so-called’ in
articles as they express the writer’s bias.
A) about B) around C) over D) out
39. I think you’ve confused tabloids …
broadsheets.
A) by B) to C) from D) with
40. When Jill was at … school she used to
dream of being a DJ on local radio.
A) second B) secondly C) secondary
41. I was hoping this book would help me
with my history project, but in fact it wasn’t
very …
A) inform B) information C) informative
42. The programme usually …on at half
past eight.
A) looks B) does C) turns D) comes
43. I saw the interview while I was …
through a magazine at the hairdresser’s.
A) clicking B) flicking C) picking D) ticking
44. Why did you have to bring that subject
… at dinner?
A) up B) out C) over D) off
45. They mentioned it the article, but they
didn’t … into detail.
A) make B) take C) come D) go
46. The tabloids completely … that story
about Bruce Willis. It’s not true at all.
A) stood out B) filled in C) made up
D) turned over
47. They were … out free tickets to the
concert to everyone in the shopping centre.
A) handing B) holding C) carrying
D) bringing
48. We had the volume turned down, so I
couldn’t make … what they were talking
about.
A) up B) out C) in D) off
49. Why can’t … ever just say ‘yes’ or ‘no’
when they’re asked if they agree with
something?
A) politics B) politicians C) political
D) politically
50. - Hi Sandy!
- Oh, hi! How was … film?
A) a B) the C) an D) –
Malcolm Man
Units 9-10
1. If you have a birthday party, you … loads
of cool presents!
A) would get B) get C) would have got
D) might get
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2. If you … into Alex at the concert, you’ll be
able to get a lift home.
A) bumps B) will bump C) bumped
D) should bump
3. If you … to have a birthday party, tell me!
A) will decide B) decide C) decided
D) had decided
4. … the situation worsen, the United
Nations is prepared to send in a
peacekeeping force.
A) Were B) Had C) Will D) Should
5. If you are a liar, you … lies.
A) will tell B) tell C) would tell D) told
6. Six months from now I’ll be at university
… I decide to take a year off first.
A) if B) unless C) as long as D) provided
7. We’d better leave early tomorrow …
there’s a lot of traffic when we get to
Doncaster.
A) unless B) in case
8. You can watch the film … you promise to
go straight to bed when it finishes.
A) as long as B) in case
9. Let’s go to Mirabella’s tonight … you
haven’t been there before.
A) unless B) if
10. If you … your homework last night,
you’d know the answer to this question!
A) had done B) did C) would do D) do
11. We … by the side of the road at the
moment trying to get a lift if we … a spare
tyre with us.
A) didn’t stand/brought B) wouldn’t have
stood/had bought
C) will not be standing/have bought
D) wouldn’t be standing/had bought
12. If I had a video recorder, I … the match
last night.
A) would have recorded B) would record
C) had recorded D) recorded
13. If Cody … so far away, he … so late to
the barbecue yesterday.
A) didn’t live/wouldn’t have been
B) didn’t live/wouldn’t be
C) hadn’t lived/wouldn’t have been
D) hadn’t lived/wouldn’t be
14. Everyone said they had … themselves at
the wedding.
A) enjoyed B) impressed C) pleased
D) excited
15. My dad says he once met Robbie
Williams when he was still …
A) unknown B) hidden C) infamous
D) unrelated
16. Forgetting to thank us for dinner is … of
George.
A) usual B) typical C) ordinary
17. I have a very good … with my mother.
A) connection B) relationship C) ancient
D) audience
18. The doctor said that the old woman had
died peacefully in her sleep.
A) taken aback B) passed away C) settled
down D) asked after
19. The government is trying to convince
people … the need for higher taxes.
A) with B) of C) that D) for
20. I believe that judges should be
independent … the government.
A) to B) from C) with D) on
21. Local residents object … the new power
station in their area.
A) to have B) having C) of having
D) to having
22. Do you think they should ban people …
smoking in public places?
A) from B) that B) in D) of
23. The MP asked … the prime minister was
aware of the growing social problem.
A) that B) him C) if D) what
24. Most people seem to agree … the
newspapers’ criticism of the government.
A) on B) to C) with D) that
25. I don’t think people should rely … the
state, even if they are unemployed.
A) to B) with C) on D) by
26. The mayor was attacked … put money.
A) for wasting B) to waste C) he waste
D) of wasting
27. The new law seemed to … with
everyone’s approval.
A) meet B) fall C) make D) have
28. I don’t really … friends very easily
because I’m quite shy.
A) do B) take C) have D) make
29. If you see Nina on Friday, … her to give
me a ring.
A) you will tell B) tell to C) you would have
told D) tell
30. Remind Tony about the party … he’s
forgotten.
A) in case B) unless C) provided that
D) except
31. If I’d known you were coming, I … a
cake.
A) would have baked B) would bake
C) will bake D) baked
32. I know we had an argument, but now I’d
quite like to …
A) look down B) make up
C) fall out D) bring up
33. Harry and Sam both denied that the
fight was their …
A) blame B) cause C) criticism D) fault
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34. The government should do more for …
people.
A) usual B) ordinary C) everyday D) typical
35. Make sure you … care of your little
brother while I’m out.
A) take B) make C) have D) do
36. Hasn’t anyone ever told you that it’s very
… to interrupt when other people are
talking?
A) polite B) politeness C) impolitely
D) impolite
Malcolm Mann
Units 11-12
1. Ginger is one of … cats alive – he’s been
hit by a car three times and has never been
hurt!
A) lucky B) luckier C) more lucky
D) the luckiest
2. I don’t think I’m good enough … into the
swimming team.
A) for getting B) to get
3. I wanted to get some new trainers but
they were …
A) enough expansive B) expensive enough
C) too expensive D) expensive too
4. It was … windy that I couldn’t stand up!
A) so B) such C) enough D) too
5. Everyone had … a good time when we
went bowling that we agreed to go again.
A) so B) such C) enough D) too
6. Emma and Karen used to be … good
friends that I’m surprised they don’t get on
now.
A) so B) such C) enough D) too
7. I hope I’ve got … money to pay for this
meal!
A) so B) such C) enough D) too
8. I’m sorry, but I’ve got … much work to do
to come to the beach today.
A) so B) such C) enough D) too
9. My mum was … angry that I knew I’d
better disappear for a while.
A) so B) such C) enough D) too
10. Police blamed the robberies … a local
gang.
A) with B) on C) for D) to
11. It became … as I walked home and I
began to get slightly nervous.
A) enough dark B) such dark
C) quite dark D) so dark enough
12. Some crimes seem to be … in this
country than in others.
A) much less common B) the least common
C) too little common D) little common
enough
13. The prisoner knew he had … a mistake
and would regret it forever.
A) got B) taken C) done D) made
14. The boy … that he had had anything to
do with the break-in.
A) refused B) denied C) objected
D) rejected
15. Suddenly, someone shouted, ‘Thief!’ and
the man quickly … on a motorbike.
A) took in B) made off C) came forward
D) handed in
16. Do you have … to take that bicycle?
A) allowance B) exception C) willingness
D) permission
17. He said it was an accident, but I know
he did it on …
A) purpose B) aim C) goal D) reason
18. Things started to … wrong for the
robbers when the alarm went off.
A) take B) have C) go D) come
19. The sign says that all shoplifters will be
…
A) persecuted B) disproved C) prosecuted
D) prohibited
20. The judge told the jury to take …
account the man’s past life.
A) at B) into C) on D) of
21. Even though we were … young, we
managed to get into the night club.
A) enough B) a C) such D) too
22. Mr Parkhurst knows the law … than
anyone else in the country.
A) best B) well C) good D) better
23. The witness mistook me … the thief, but
realised that she was wrong.
A) for B) in C) to D) at
24. The girl was not old enough … to prison.
A) go B) going C) to go D) to going
25. Some countries have … strict laws that
people have very little freedom.
A) so B) such C) too D) enough
26. Police described it as … crime in over
ten years.
A) bad B) badly C) worse D) the worst
27. The government is thinking of … a law
to allow on-the-spot fines for hooligans.
A) making off B) chasing after
C) bringing in D) breaking out
28. They spent two years planning their
escape before the finally … of prison.
A) held up B) broke out C) brought in
D) went off
29. The policewoman … the pickpocket,
brought him to the ground and finally
arrested him.
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A) chased after B) made off
C) came forward D) broke out
30. Luckily, the bomb disposal squad
defused the bomb before it …
A) went off B) broke out C) brought in
D) looked into
31. I’m not saying another word until I’ve
spoken to my …
A) law B) lawyer C) lawful D) unlawful
32. You shouldn’t make … like that without
evidence.
A) accuse B) accused C) accusations
D) accuses
33. Lying and stealing are both forms of …
A) honest B) dishonesty C) honesty
D) dishonestly
34. There’s no doubt this painting is a …
A) forge B) forger C) forgery D) forgeries
35. I’m not sure that sending young … to
prison is such a good idea.
A) offence B) offensive C) offend
D) offenders
36. When she left the police force, she
worked as a private … for a while.
A) investigator B) investigate
C) investigation D) investigative
Malcolm Mann
Units 13-14
1. … I have a look at those shoes in the
window, please?
A) Must B) Would C) Should D) Could
2. We … pay for the tickets as Josie won
them in a competition.
A) mustn’t B) didn’t have to C) couldn’t
D) hadn’t to
3. You really … make such a mountain out
of a molehill!
A) can’t B) won’t C) mightn’t D) shouldn’t
4. You won’t … to connect to the Internet
once you’ve got broadband as you’re online
twenty-four hours a day.
A) need B) must C) ought D) able
5. I hope we … find the cinema easily.
A) could B) may C) might D) can
6. We couldn’t find a hotel room, so we …
sleep in the car. It was awful!
A) must B) should C) had to D) could
7. We’d love to … afford to go on a round-
the-world cruise.
A) can B) be able to C) will have to
D) have to
8. Fiona can’t … about the meeting. I
reminded her this morning!
A) forget B) be forgetting C) have forgotten
D) have been forgetting
9. She could … in the garage when we came
round, which would explain
why she didn’t hear the bell.
A) work B) be working C) have worked
D) have been working
10. You’ll … tell the police that your house
was broken into.
A) have to B) must C) had to D) should
11. Let me … you a nice warm bath and
you’ll feel a lot better.
A) make B) run C) get D) build
12. When the snake bit Mike in the forest,
he knew he was … serious danger.
A) to B) with C) on D) in
13. Being … an injection wasn’t as painful
as I thought it was going to be.
A) given B) done C) made D) taken
14. Hello? Yes, I’d like to … an appointment
for tomorrow with Dr Fletcher, please.
A) form B) do C) break D) make
15. My grandfather’s over 95 and is …
pretty poor health these days.
A) on B) to C) with D) in
16. I was told to … the medicine three times
a day, before meals.
A) take B) eat C) get D) do
17. I like to … fit by going to the gym at
least twice a week.
A) continue B) make C) keep D) set
18. Eat your vegetables. They’ll …you good.
A) make B) get C) have D) do
19. The key to losing weight is to … more
exercise.
A) get B) make C) go D) create
20. You should try to … an alternative to all
those sugary snacks you eat.
A) make B) find C) take D) do
21. I’m going to make a real effort to get …
shape for the summer.
A) on B) to C) in D) from
22. Try spreading something low fat … your
bread instead of butter.
A) in B) through C) around D) on
23. I … have joined a gym, but in the end I
decided to exercise at home.
A) must B) could C) will D) may
24. ‘I’ve been feeling under the weather
recently.’
‘You … more exercise.’
A) should get B) should have got
C) would get D) would have got
25. ‘It was hard work getting back from the
hospital with my leg in plaster.’
‘You should … me. I’d have picked you up.’
A) call B) be calling C) have called
D) have been calling
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26. … write with your left hand when you
broke your arm?
A) Did you had to B) Did you have to
C) Needed you to D) Must you
27. You … have huge muscles to look good,
you know!
A) don’t have to B) mustn’t C) can’t
D) shouldn’t
28. That … be Ted at the door. He’s in bed
with chicken pox.
A) hasn’t to B) oughtn’t to C) mustn’t
D) can’t
29. You must … thrilled when the doctor
said it wasn’t serious.
A) be B) have been C) be being
D) have been being
30. ‘Colin’s got to stay in bed for eight
weeks.’
‘I’d hate to … do that.’
A) will have to B) must C) have to D) will
31. This syringe needs …
A) sterilize B) to sterilize
C) sterilizing D) sterilized
32. Do you … take this medicine before
every meal?
A) need B) must C) ought to D) have to
33. Dan … be at home as his lights are on.
A) must C) needs B) can’t D) have to
34. Two people have been slightly … in an
accident on the M1.
A) injured B) damaged
35. Lots of people got ill when the flu
epidemic … in June.
A) came down with B) gave up
C) brought on D) broke out
36. We thought we were going to lose our
horse when he got ill, but he managed to …
A) break out B) wear off
C) pull through D) pass out
Malcolm Mann
Unit 15 Passive Voice
1. The potato … to Europe by Sir Walter
Raleigh.
A) brought B) was bringing
C) was brought D) is brought
2. The groceries should … by now.
A) have brought B) bring
C) brought D) have been brought
3. He is believed … a great chef.
A) was B) is C) be D) to have been
4. Have you had your kitchen …?
A) decorated B) decorate
C) to decorate D) decorating
5. Can you go and get this recipe … for me?
A) photocopy B) to photocopy
C) photocopied D) photocopying
6. Why don’t you get the chef … you a
vegetarian meal?
A) prepare B) to prepare
C) prepared D) preparing
7. The prime minister … for his recent
actions.
A) was criticized B) has criticized
C) criticized D) have been criticized
8. When I walked past the Wilsons’ house,
their new sofa …
A) delivered B) was being delivered
C) has delivered D) was delivering
9. Our teacher … us to take our favourite
book to school tomorrow.
A) was told B) has told
C) was being told D) has been told
10. I think my mobile …
A) is stolen B) stolen
C) was been stolen D) has been stolen
11. Jonathan … to play the lead role in the
school play.
A) chosen B) chose C) has chosen
D) was chosen
12. I’m sleeping downstairs because my
bedroom …
A) is being painted B) has been painting
C) painted D) has painted
13. This picture … probably … during the
winter.
A) was/taken B) has/taken
C) has/been taken D) was/taking
14. Your essays must … in on Friday
morning.
A) have handed B) hand
C) handed D) be handed
15. Someone … their wallet on the floor.
A) was left B) has left
C) is left D) was being left
16. Did you hear about the bank …
A) robbing B) being robbed
C) has robbed D) was robbed
17. Treasure Island … by Robert Louis
Stevenson.
A) written B) has written
C) was written D) was writing
18. It was a real shock when my dad … from
his job.
A) has fired B) was fired
C) fired D) has been fired
19. The Vikings had visited America before
it … by Columbus.
A) discovered B) has discovered
C) has been discovered D) was discovered
20. When we got to the airport, we learned
that our flight …
A) has delayed B) was been delayed
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C) has been delayed D) had been delayed
21. The Earth … by the gravity of the Sun
and orbits around it.
A) is held B) was hold
C) holds D) has been held
22. The first feature-length comedy film …
by Charlie Chaplin.
A) created B) was creating
C) has created D) was created
23. The award for best video … later this
evening.
A) will present B) is being present
C) is presented D) will be presented
24. By the time you read this, I … for
murder.
A) will be arrested B) will have arrested
C) have been arrested
D) will have been arrested
25. I don’t know whether our tests … yet or
not.
A) marked B) have marked
C) have been marked D) was marked
26. Radio waves … by Marconi.
A) were discovered B) discovered
C) have been discovered
D) were being discovered
27. You wouldn’t think it to look at him
now, but Jack … when he was at school.
A) was bullied B) bullied
C) has bullied D) has been bullied
28. Your application … and we will let you
know as soon as we’ve made a decision.
A) has considered B) was considered
C) will considered D) is being considered
29. The roof of the car can … by pressing
this button here.
A) lower B) be lowered
C) have been lowered D) be lowering
30. Our tent … over in the night by the
wind.
A) blown B) has blown
C) was blown D) has been blown
31. Chess … for around two thousand years
now.
A) had been playing B) has played
C) was played D) has been played
32. Two men … at this moment by police in
connection with the burglary.
A) are being questioned B) has been
questioned
C) were questioned D) have questioned
33. We … a swimming pool put in this week.
A) get B) are having
C) have D) have got
34. Mum and Dad didn’t fancy cooking, so
we got a pizza …
A) be delivered B) to be delivered
C) delivered D) deliver
35. My sister … her ear pierced last
weekend.
A) made B) got C) did D) took
36. Kelly wanted to have a live band … at
her wedding.
A) to be played B) play
C) played D) been playing
Malcolm Mann
Units 15-16
1. My dad never has sugar in coffee or tea,
but he does sometimes like to add artificial
…
A) sweet B) sweetly C) sweeteners
D) sweetness
2. I don’t know how anyone could eat
eyeballs. That’s …
A) disgust B) disgusting C) disgusted
D) disgustedly
3. Jenny stood … in the kitchen, hoping
that her soufflé would rise.
A) anxious B) anxiously C) anxiety
4. Did you know that tomatoes … from
South America.
A) origin B) original C) originated
D) originally
5. Donald is so … in the kitchen, I think he
should be a professional chef.
A) create B) creative C) creator
D) creation
6. There are sandwiches for you in a plastic
… in the fridge.
A) contain B) container C) contents
D) contains
7. It’s important to observe basic health and
… precautions when you’re handling
uncooked meat.
A) safety B) safe C) safely D) unsafe
8. That was … delicious! Thank you!
A) thorough B) thoroughly
C) thoroughness
9. I think this milk has gone …
A) out a new recipe tonight
B) of bread, so could you go and get some?
C) on for dinner time
D) off, so let’s throw it away
10. I ran …
A) round for dinner sometime
B) into Bob in the supermarket yesterday.
C) out quite how I expected
D) off, so let’s throw it away
11. We’ve run out …
A) out a new recipe tonight
B) of bread, so could you go and get some?
C) on for dinner time
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D) off, so let’s throw it away
12. Mum’s trying …
A) out a new recipe tonight
B) of bread, so could you go and get some?
C) on for dinner time
D) off, so let’s throw it away
13. It must be getting …
A) out a new recipe tonight
B) of bread, so could you go and get some?
C) on for dinner time
D) off, so let’s throw it away
14. We’d love you to come …
A) round for dinner sometime
B) into Bob in the supermarket yesterday.
C) out quite how I expected
D) off, so let’s throw it away
15. This lasagna hasn’t turned …
A) round for dinner sometime
B) into Bob in the supermarket yesterday.
C) out quite how I expected
D) off, so let’s throw it away
16. There’s a pack of … vegetables in the
freezer, I think .
A) freezing B) frozen C) iced D) icy
17. There are no vegetarian dishes on the …
A) leaflet B) brochure C) catalogue
D) menu
18. … the onions in cooking oil until they’re
golden brown.
A) Boil B) Fry C) Bake D) Grill
19. Pre-heat the … to 200
o
.
A) oven B) kitchen C) cuisine D) cook
20. I’ll … the washing-up tonight.
A) make B) take C) do D) have
21. The problem with most fizzy drinks is
that they’re … sugar.
A) full up B) filled up with
C) filled with D) full of
22. Susie and Fran … in on us last night, so
I had to quickly defrost a pizza.
A) turned B) dropped C) came D) went
23. The soup … every five minutes or so.
A) has stirred B) has to stir
C) has be stirred D) has to be stirred
24. We had the cake … by a baker this
morning.
A) deliver B) delivered
C) to deliver D) delivering
25. I got Elaine … the curry for me to see
how hot it was.
A) to taste B) taste C) tasted
D) been tasted
26. Olive oil is said … good for the heart.
A) is B) was C) has been D) to be
27. Some people have said that red wine is
good for the heart, too.
It … that red wine is good for the heart, too.
A) has said B) is said C) said
D) has been said
28. They’ve been building that new
supermarket for months.
That new supermarket … for months.
A) has been building B) has being built
C) has been under construction
D) has been built
29. These cucumbers … in our garden.
A) grown B) growing C) were grown
D) grow
30. Why don’t you ask an electrician to fit
your cooker?
Why don’t you … your cooker … by an
electrician?
A) get /fitted B) had/to fit
C) get /to fit D) had/fit
31. I tend not … very often during the week
as I don’t have time.
A) cook B) to cook C) cooking D) cooked
32. Do you remember … to that wonderful
little taverna on Skiathos last summer?
A) going B) to go C) go D) gone
33. Why don’t you offer … with the washing-
up?
A) help B) helping C) helped D) to help
34. I’d suggest … a takeaway rather than
cooking.
A) to get B) get C) getting D) got
35. Would you be willing … me a hand with
the pudding?
A) to lend B) lend C) lending D) lent
36. I must remember … some bread on the
way home.
A) buy B) to buy C) buying D) to buying
Malcolm Mann
Unit 17
1. I prefer biology … history.
A) than B) that C) then D) to
2. I’d rather you … next to Brain.
A) not to sit B) not sitting
C) don’t sit D) didn’t sit
3. I went to university … I could avoid
getting a job.
A) so as B) to C) in order D) so that
4. I really don’t feel like … out tonight. Do
you?
A) going B) go C) to go D) went
5. Everyone expected his business … within
the first few months.
A) failing B) to fail C) fail D) failed
6. What would you like … this evening?
A) doing B) do C) to do D) to doing
7. We discussed … the attic into a spare
bedroom with the architect.
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A) turning B) turn C) to turn D) turned
8. She wasn’t able … very clearly after her
accident.
A) speaking B) to speak C) speak
D) spoke
9. Do you mind … your car, please? You’re
blocking the road.
A) moving B) move C) to move
D) to moving
10. They’re going to postpone … a decision
until next month.
A) making B) to make C) make D) made
11. Are you planning … a new DVD player?
A) of getting B) to get C) get D) to getting
12. Are you thinking … a PlayStation?
A) of getting B) to get C) get D) to getting
13. I’m very pleased … you that you’ve
passed.
A) telling B) tell C) to telling D) to tell
14. Sarah’s offered … us up for the
weekend.
A) putting B) put C) to put D) to putting
15. I’m really looking forward … on the
cruise.
A) going B) to go C) go D) to going
16. I’ll never forgive June for … to me like
that.
A) lie B) to lie C) lying D) to lying
17. Ivan’s not very good at … friends.
A) making B) make C) to make
D) to making
18. I can’t resist … things when they’re in
the sales.
A) buying B) buy C) to buy D) to buying
19. We’ve got to encourage students … , not
blame them for not studying.
A) studying B) to study C) study
D) studied
20. I don’t know how you managed … the
bank manager to lend you so much money!
A) persuade B) persuading C) to persuade
D) to persuading
21. Does Jessica dislike … so much that
she’s not going to come with us?
A) walk B) to walk C) walking D) walked
22. Do you deny … the money? Yes or no?
A) stealing B) steal C) to steal
D) to stealing
23. The kids were pretending … asleep, but
they didn’t fool me for a second.
A) be B) being C) to be D) were
24. I refuse … that there’s no alternative.
A) accepting B) accept C) to accept
D) to accepting
25. No one understands how Jill can afford
… on so many holidays each year.
A) going B) go C) to go D) to going
26. He only just escaped … to prison. Next
time, the judge won’t be so forgiving.
A) sending B) to send C) to be sent
D) being sent
27. He expected … a brand new computer
for Christmas, but all he got was a second-
hand watch.
A) to give B) giving C) to be given
D) being given
28. I would prefer to go to the concert
tomorrow … than on Saturday.
A) to B) prefer C) rather D) –
29. I’d rather … to that jazz club than a
nightclub.
A) go B) to go C) going D) went
30. You’d … get tickets soon as they’re
running out.
A) rather B) better C) prefer D) –
31. Don’t you think we … better turn the
music down a bit?
A) would B) have C) prefer D) had
32. I called the theatre … out what time the
concert started.
A) find B) to find C) so that to find
D) so as find
33. We waited for hours so … not to miss
the VIPs arriving.
A) as B) that C) in order D) than
34. People appear … in different ways.
A) learning B) to learn C) learn
D) having learnt
35. Both ways of learning seem … equally
valid.
A) that B) to be C) as D) being
36. All students should at least think about
… the way that they approach learning.
A) to question B) questioning C) question
D) to be questioned
Malcolm Mann
Units 17-18
1. If you need to … the teacher’s attention,
just put your hand up.
A) pull B) attract C) capture D) draw
2. Make sure you … your homework before
you go out.
A) make B) solve C) write D) do
3. Could I … a suggestion? Why not have
piano lessons?
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A) have B) do C) put D) make
4. I really don’t … the point of taking the
exam when you’re not ready for it.
A) take B) see C) have D) mind
5. I’ll meet you at the school gates during
the lunch …
A) break B) gap C) interval D) pause
6. Do you think you could pass that book …
to me, please?
A) under B) through C) over D) in
7. Mrs Dawson said that we are … our
lesson in the library next Monday.
A) having B) making C) reading D) going
8. In English yesterday, we had a discussion
… different culturies.
A) around B) about C) for D) from
9. … my opinion, maths shouldn’t be a
compulsory subject.
A) From B) To C) At D) In
10. When you … the exam tomorrow, try to
stay calm and relaxed.
A) make B) write C) take D) answer
11. My dad wants me to go to university,
but I’m in … minds about it.
A) my B) two C) some D) different
12. I still have a lot … about the English
language.
A) learning B) to learn C) for learning
D) of learning
13. If the examiner can’t … sense of your
writing, you’ll get low mark.
A) make B) bring C) take D) understand
14. I hadn’t studied, so when the teacher
asked me I had … idea.
A) none B) no C) even D) not
15. I wonder if you could tell me who was
awarded the … ?
A) scholar B) scholarship C) scholarly
D) scholastic
16. Do you think that you pay enough … in
class?
A) attend B) attentive C) attentively
D) attention
17. Could you tell me what the … to number
seven is?
A) solve B) solvable C) unsolvable
D) solution
18. My dad said I’d better spend more time
on my …
A) study B) student C) studious
D) studies
19. Joshua was suspended from school for a
week for bad …
A) behave B) behaviour C) behaves
20. I did six hours of … for the test and I
still failed.
A) revise B) revision C) revised
21. I didn’t expect our history teacher … us
so much homework.
A) giving B) to give
C) give D) to giving
22. Do you remember … to school for the
very first time?
A) go B) to go C) of going D) going
23. I started doing my homework when I got
home from school, but I stopped … my
favourite show.
A) watch B) watching
C) to watch D) from watching
24. Please don’t forget … your essays during
Friday’s lesson.
A) handing in B) to hand in
C) hand in D) to handing in
25. Our teacher made the whole class …
after the lesson because we had been so
noisy.
A) staying B) for staying
C) to stay D) stay
26. ‘What was Derek’s reaction to the
accusation?’
‘Well, he denied … anywhere near the house
at the time.’
A) being B) to be C) be D) of being
27. I was very proud when I was told that I’d
been made a …
A) pupil B) student C) prefect
D) classmate
28. With a little hard work, I’m sure you’ll …
a lot this year.
A) reach B) succeed C) achieve D) qualify
29. Who … you how to cook so well?
A) taught B) learned C) made
D) explained
30. Lee didn’t do so well in the test because
he hadn’t …
A) written B) studied C) read D) learned
31. I think you need to … your ideas more
clearly so that the reader doesn’t get
confused.
A) dawn on B) get on with
C) set out D) give in
32. Oh, no! We’ve got a double maths …
next!
A) subject B) interval C) lesson D) task
33. I’m hoping to study English … at
university.
A) literate B) literally C) literature
D) literal
34. Well, Mrs Turner, you’ll be pleased to
hear that Georgia has made a big … in
geography.
A) improve B) improvement C) improved
35. I’ve always admired our music teacher
… being so patient.
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A) for B) from C) to D) with
36. My new school is quite similar … my old
one.
A) with B) from C) for D) to
Malcolm Mann
Unit 19
1. You play the guitar, …?
A) aren’t you B) are you
C) don’t you D) do you
2. Your friends really enjoyed themselves at
the party, …?
A) don’t you B) don’t they
C) did they D) didn’t they
3. Let’s get a DVD tonight, …?
A) do we B) don’t we
C) don’t you D) shall we
4. Pass me that book, …?
A) don’t I B) don’t you
C) could you D) shall I
5. Don’t forget tonight, …?
A) do you B) don’t you
C) will you D) could you
6. No one wants to come, …?
A) does it B) doesn’t it
C) do they D) don’t they
7. I’m the best student in the class, …?
A) am not I B) am I
C) are you D) aren’t I
8. You have got no manners, …?
A) do you B) have you
C) don’t you D) haven’t you
9. We never enjoy our holiday, …?
A) do we B) don’t we
C) shall we C) are we
10. There’s no point calling Tim now, …?
A) is there B) isn’t there
C) is it D) isn’t it
11. Do you know who …?
A) is that woman B) that woman is
12. I wonder if you could tell me how much
…?
A) this costs B) does this cost
13. I wonder …
A) have you read this book
B) you have read this book
C) if have you read this book
D) if you have read this book
14. Oh, I’m sorry! … disturbing you?
A) Do I B) Have I C) Should I D) Am I
15. Did Dorothy … you about the meeting
on Friday?
A) told B) tell C) has told D) tells
16. … hot when you were in Spain?
A) Was it B) It was C) Did it D) It made
17. Tony, … got time to call Mrs Roberts?
A) do you have B) you have
C) are you D) have you
18. When your boss arrived, … finished the
report?
A) you had B) did you have
C) had you D) were you
19. I know Jane’s pretty, but … seen
someone spend so much time in front of the
mirror?
A) do you ever B) you have never
C) have you ever D) ever have you
20. It’s raining, so … cancel the concert?
A) will they B) they will
C) do they will D) are they
21. … pass me the salt, please?
A) You could B) You are
C) Are you D) Could you
22. Sir, … repeat what the homework is,
please?
A) do you B) are you
C) you D) can you
23. … the couple you met in France last
year staying at the same hotel?
A) Did B) Have
C) Were D) Could
24. I know how to pronounce ‘controversy’,
but what …?
A) does it mean B) it means
C) is it mean D) means it
25. It’s great idea, but … it will work?
A) are you think B) you think
C) do you think D) you do think
26. … responsibility is it to look after the
environment?
A) Who B) What C) Which D) Whose
27. Who … to the party?
Maria, but she told me she couldn’t come.
A) asked you B) did you ask
28. What … the impression that Greg was
depressed?
Oh, I don’t know. He just seemed a bit
down.
A) gave you B) did you give
29. Which programme … the most?
Well, I learned a lot from Extreme History.
A) taught you B) did you teach
30. Who … your secret?
I’m not sure, but I think Simone probably
told him.
A) told Dave B) did Dave tell
31. Tonia will put us up for the weekend, …
she?
A) do B) don’t C) will D) won’t
32. Let’s go because it’s getting late, … it?
A) isn’t B) won’t C) don’t D) doesn’t
33. Someone left the door open, … they?
A) didn’t B) don’t C) did D) do
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34. If you borrow my coat, don’t get it dirty,
…you?
A) will B) won’t C) do D) don’t
35. I wonder … where I can buy something
to eat.
A) if you know B) if do you know
C) it if you know D) it if do you know
36. Did Dad mention who … ?
A) did he sell the car to
B) he sold the car
C) if he sold the car
D) he sold the car to
Malcolm Mann
Units 19-20
1. No one seems to care about the
environment, …?
A) does he B) are they C) is he D) do they
2. Do you know where … a book about
insects?
A) can I find B) I find C) I can find
D) do I find
3. The new law prevents people … their
rubbish in certain areas.
A) to leave B) from leaving
C) of leaving D) leave
4. Let’s walk to the shops instead of taking
the car, …?
A) shall we B) don’t we C) will we
D) won’t we
5. There isn’t much point in trying to save
electricity, …?
A) is it B) isn’t there C) isn’t it D) is there
6. Don’t drop your sweet wrapper on the
floor, …?
A) do you B) aren’t you C) will you
D) won’t you
7. I went to the exhibition at the natural
history museum.
Oh, yes? What … there?
A) saw you B) you did see
C) you saw D) did you see
8. There’s been a … in Germany and a
village was completely destroyed.
A) flood B) shower C) drizzle D) smog
9. Do you know what CFC …?
A) sets in B) does up
C) stands for D) gets down
10. Dinosaurs have been … for millions of
years.
A) endangered B) threatened
C) extinct D) disappeared
11. It’s sunny, but there’s a very cold … so
don’t forget your coat.
A) blowing B) wind C) air D) gas
12. If you ask me, … waste is a much bigger
problem than ordinary household waste.
A) industrial B) business
C) working D) employer
13. As towns grow, they tend to destroy the
surrounding … areas.
A) urban B) commercial C) land D) rural
14. Jill put her wellington boots on and, as
soon as it stopped raining, went out to play
in the …
A) reservoirs B) lakes C) puddles D) ponds
15. The forecast said there was a high … of
rain this weekend.
A) likely B) unlikely C) likelihood D) like
16. We all know that using our cars causes
…, but we still do it.
A) pollute B) pollution C) pollutant
D) polluted
17. Forecasting the weather … takes a great
deal of training.
A) accurate B) accurately C) accuracy
D) inaccurately
18. Litter is often a problem in … areas.
A) resident B) reside C) residence
D) residential
19. According to …, we could be facing a
crisis within fifty years.
A) environment B) environmentally
C) environmentalists
20. It was a wonderfully … day, so we
decided to go to the beach.
A) sun B) sunny C) sunshine
21. The giant panda is … because its
habitat is being destroyed.
A) endanger B) endangered C) dangerous
D) danger
22. We didn’t enjoy our walk because it was
absolutely …
A) freeze B) freezing C) freezer D) frozen
23. Did you see the documentary about the
ozone layer?
I wonder … the documentary about the
ozone layer.
A) if you saw B) whether did you see
C) you saw D) did you see
24. The weather should have … by this
evening, shouldn’t it?
A) called for B) cleared up
C) died down D) did up
25. Do you think the wind has … enough for
us to go sailing without any danger?
A) face up to B) put out
C) die down D) cut off
26. Environmentalists are … stricter
controls on the use of leaded petrol.
A) calling for B) calling off
C) doing up D) clearing up
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27. Why can’t they … the fact that their
products are bad for the environment?
A) face up to B) call off
C) do up D) put out
28. Firefighters managed to … the forest fire
before it destroyed any houses.
A) put out B) call for
C) clear up D) die down
29. We’ll have to … the demonstration if the
weather’s really bad, won’t we?
A) call for B) call off
C) cut off D) face up to
30. The town was totally … for three days
because of the floods.
A) died down B) did up
C) put out D) cut off
31. It didn’t take us long to … the old barn,
did it?
A) die down B) clear up
C) call off D) do up
32. Don’t throw those batteries …. They’re
not biodegradable!
A) out B) down C) in D) to
33. Rainy days always … down.
A) go B) let C) get D) look
34. Could you tell me what the letters ‘CJD’
stand …?
A) in B) for C) to D) from
35. I think the rain’s set … for the day, don’t
you?
A) at B) on C) to D) in
36. They’re planning to tear … the old
cinema and build a new shopping centre on
the land.
A) down B) for C) to D) away
Malcolm Mann
Units 21-22
1. ‘I went shopping two days ago’ said Tim.
Tim said …
A) I went shopping two days ago
B) I’d been shopping two days before
C) he went shopping two days ago
D) he’d been shopping two days before
2. ‘Can you get me an ice-cream, Tom?’
asked Tim.
Tim asked Tom … an ice-cream.
A) can he get him B) could he get him
C) if could he get him
D) whether he could get him
3. My grandfather made a … by investing at
the right time.
A) wealth B) fortune
4. I think you’ll find that the Microcar is
really very … to drive.
A) economic B) economical
5. I’m afraid we can only accept the return
of item if you still have the …
A) receipt B) bill
6. If you show this coupon at the … , you’ll
receive a free gift
A) checkout B) discount
7. I’m not keen on Justin Timberlake, so I’ll
try to … this CD for one by Blue.
A) refund B) exchange
8. The assistant called the manager when
the note I gave her turned out to be …
A) plastic B) fake
9. This unbeatable special … is only
available until the end of the week, so hurry!
A) offer B) bill
10. Excuse me, but I don’t suppose you
have … for a fifty, do you?
A) make B) change
11. I went back to the shop a week later,
and the … had gone up by 50%.
A) price B) cash
12. Of course I’ll pay you back next week.
You can … it.
A) look round B) come by C) put by
D) bank on
13. Would you please … the cheque to Mr P.
Edwards?
A) make out B) bank on
C) give away D) come by
14. I try to … a little money each year to
spend on a nice holiday.
A) make out B) get through C) give away
D) put by
15. We … a lot of butter in out family every
week.
A) get through B) look round C) make out
D) put by
16. Do you fancy coming into town on
Saturday to … the shops?
A) come by B) make out C) get through
D) look round
17. The robber couldn’t explain how he had
… such a large amount of money when the
police caught him.
A) come by B) look round C) give away
D) make out
18. Did you hear about the millionaire who
… his entire fortune to charity?
A) made out B) put by C) got through
D) gave away
19. The shop assistant finally agreed … a
full refund.
A) giving me B) to give me
C) give to me D) to me to give
20. Bill asked me why … to go shopping
with me.
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A) I hadn’t invited him B) hadn’t I invited
him
C) I hadn’t him invited D) hadn’t I him
invited
21. Ellie asked Stan … to look at the new
catalogue.
A) did he want B) do you want
C) whether he wants D) if he wanted
22. Stephen … me he’d bought that suit in a
sale.
A) said B) spoke C) told D) claimed
23. What did the man say when you
challenged him?
He said he … pay for the things in his bag,
but I didn’t believe him!
A) is going to B) has been going to
C) goes to D) was going to
24. When I last saw Carrie, she told me she
… of buying a house, but now she’s changed
her mind.
A) thought B) is thinking
C) was thinking D) has been thinking
25. What did they say when they realised
you weren’t a shoplifter?
They apologized … me.
A) to doubt B) they had doubted
C) for doubting D) the doubt of
26. This car is very … as it goes so far on
one tank of petrol.
A) financial B) economical C) costly
D) endless
27. I can’t believe how cheap these shorts
were. They were a real …!
A) bargain B) sale C) discount D) offer
28. What … of car does your mum drive?
A) name B) brand C) make D) form
29. Could you tell me who’s in … here,
please?
A) charge B) responsibility
C) rule D) organization
30. I paid the assistant and took the books,
but then stupidly left the book shop without
waiting for my …
A) cash B) fee C) refund D) change
31. I think she … her fortune in the
shipping industry.
A) took B) made C) won D) saved
32. I didn’t find a new top, but at … I got
some new jeans.
A) less B) the less C) least D) the least
33. I asked them …
A) when did they last be on holiday
B) when they last was on holiday
C) when they had last been on holiday
D) when had they last been on holiday
34. She asked him which of them …
A) did he prefer B) he preferred
C) he had prefer D) he was preferring
35. She asked me why … of quitting the
gym.
A) was I thinking B) did I think
C) I thought D) I was thinking
36. Megan asked Carl what … the right to
ask questions like that.
A) gave him B) did he give
C) he gave D) he had given
Malcolm Mann
Unit 23
1. Did you see the film … was on TV last
night?
A) what B) which C) who C) whom
2. Tom Davies, … is appearing in concert in
Reading this week, is with me in the studio.
A) what B) who C) which D) whom
3. Do you remember the day … we met?
A) which B) what C) where D) when
4. This is the place … they filmed Citizen
Kane.
A) where B) which C) what D) who
5. That’s the reason … he’s so popular.
A) who B) whom C) which D) why
6. Is that the man … we saw at the cinema
yesterday?
A) who C) which C) whom D) whose
7. My next guest on the show is John
Travolta, … career goes back to the early
seventies.
A) which B) whose B) who D) whom
8. Charlie Chaplin was a comic genius … all
comedians owe a great deal.
A) who B) whom C) to who D) to whom
9. Is that the man … we saw at the cinema
yesterday.
A) which B) what C) who D) whose
10. The theatre … I first acted is somewhere
around here.
A) which B) where C) that D) what
11. Imagine being the person … a big
budget film.
A) direct B) directing C) directed
D) directs
12. … to wait, the actor began to get very
annoyed.
A) Make B) Making C) Having made
D) Made
13. The minister, … was appointed just last
week, made no comment on the situation.
A) which B) who C) whom D) that
14. Isn’t that the spot … the accident
happened last night?
A) which B) where C) what D) when
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15. The Titanic, … people said was
unsinkable, sank on her maiden voyage.
A) that B) what C) when D) which
16. Blackpool Tower, … was modeled on the
Eiffel Tower, is a very well-known landmark.
A) which B) that C) where D) what
17. – Who’s that over there?
- Oh, it’s our new teacher, … just started
work today.
A) that B) who he C) which he D) who
18. – Which CD did you get Marcus in the
end?
- I got him the one … said he really wanted
to hear.
A) that B) who he C) which D) which he
19. – Who did you send a Valentine’s card
to?
- I’m not telling you, but it was someone …
name begins with ‘B’.
A) which B) who her C) whose
D) whose her
20. – Have you seen Jason Green’s latest
film?
- Is that the one in … joins the FBI?
A) which he B) that he
C) whom he D) which
21. – Why do you like Tania so much?
- Well, she’s one of the people to … I can
really talk.
A) which B) whom C) that D) who
22. – Why don’t we go to Lionel’s for dinner
tonight?
- Is that the new restaurant … has just
opened on the other side of town?
A) which B) that it C) where D) which it
23. - Could you lend me some money?
- I’d like you to give me one good reason … I
should.
A) that B) why C) which D) who
24. – What do you want to do this summer?
- I think we should go somewhere … has
plenty of sun and sand.
A) who B) where C) when D) that
25. After … her bed, Cherie had a shower.
A) make B) makes C) making D) made
26. … the start of the film, I decided not to
bother watching the rest of it.
A) having missed B) missing
C) missed D) miss
27. … through the window, I saw a strange
man at the door.
A) Looking B) Looked
C) Look D) Having looked
28. I cooked dinner and, … that, I sat down
to watch TV.
A) doing B) done C) did D) having done
29. … a noise outside, Janice went to
investigate.
A) Hearing B) Heard
C) Hear D) hears
30. … the letter, Peter printed it out.
A) Finishing B) Finished
C) Having finished D) Finish
31. My new school, … I moved to about a
month ago, seems like quite a friendly place.
A) who B) which C) where D) whose
32. Can you think of any reason … Cathy
should be angry with me?
A) which B) what C) whom D) why
33. The moment … the hero suddenly
appears from behind a tree is the best
moment in the whole film.
A) when B) which C) what D) who
34. This is the fist occasion on … the
leaders of these two countries have met.
A) when B) where C) which D) whom
35. He is a person for … very few people fell
much sympathy.
A) whom B) who C) which D) what
36. I met a man … had a dog with only three
legs.
A) which B) who C) whom D) whose
Malcolm Mann
Units 23-24
1. Marlon Brando will … in history as on of
the greatest actors of all time.
A) come around B) go down
C) grow on D) let down
2. Our class is going to … a play at the end
of term.
A) name after B) put on
C) take off D) let down
3. I didn’t really like Madonna’s new single
when it came out, but it’s starting to … me
now.
A) go down B) grow on
C) let down D) put on
4. Did you know that the sandwich is … the
Earl of Sandwich?
A) taken off B) named after
C) put on D) let down
5. The band have really … since appearing
on the Video Music Awards show last
month.
A) come round B) taken off
C) gone down D) grown on
6. The Eurovision Song Contest is … again
soon. Shall we organize a Eurovision party?
A) coming around B) letting down
C) growing on D) going down
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7. I felt completely … when he refused to
give me his autograph. I’m never going to
buy another one of his CDs!
A) name after B) put on
C) take off D) let down
8. Come in! … yourself at home.
A) Have B) Do C) Be D) Make
9. Having taken part … several amateur
karaoke competitions, Daniel was
determined to get himself a recording
contract.
A) in B) of C) on D) at
10. Have … at the concert tonight, won’t
you?
A) fun B) funny C) to enjoy D) happy
11. The audience … their appreciation for
the cast by giving them a standing ovation.
A) gave B) showed C) let D) made
12. … your opinion on a live TV or radio
discussion programme is not as easy as it
sounds.
A) Voicing B) Speaking C) Talking
D) Trying
13. What time did you get … home last
night?
A) to B) in C) at D) –
14. Didn’t you find … that joke funny?
A) in B) out C) to D) -
15. I’m never going to … part with this first
edition of Dickens’s Great Expectations.
A) be B) have D) go D) –
16. Despite the … by many critics that
reality TV would be a very short-lived
phenomenon.
A) suggest B) suggestions
C) suggestive D) suggested
17. It’s still increasing in ….
A) popular B) popularly
C) unpopular D) popularity
18. Several reality shows are … watched by
millions of viewers each night.
A) current B) currently
C) currency D) currents
19. There’s a … in the TV industry: ‘it’s all
in the editing’, and this is especially true of
reality shows.
A) say B) said C) saying D) to say
20. There are frequently … conflicts, which
provide further amusement.
A) vary B) various C) variously D) variety
21. … an Oscar last year, she’s now one of
the most powerful movie stars in the
industry.
A) She won B) To win C) The winning of
D) Having won
22. - Which cinema did you go to?
- The one … they don’t sell any popcorn.
A) which B) where C) whom D) who
23. That’s the actor … autograph I got last
year!
A) whose B) who C) who’s D) whom
24. … to change his name by his agent,
John Smith became Marvo the Magnificent
overnight.
A) Made B) Making C) Having made
D) To make
25. The book … she’s most famous is Dance
of the Dinosaurs.
A) in that B) to whom C) for which D) that
26. Lyle Lovett, … I last saw perform over
ten years ago, is on tour again.
A) he who B) to whom C) who D) that
27. And the song … by our listeners as their
favourite of the week is Goodbye Baby by
the Tunesmiths.
A) having chosen B) chosen
C) was chosen D) is chosen
28. - You didn’t get into Harvard, did you?
- No, and that’s the reason … I ended up
going to drama college!
A) how B) which C) for that D) why
29. Could you … in the paper and see
what’s on TV tonight?
A) see B) watch C) look D) examine
30. I’m reading a … set in Greece during the
Second World War.
A) novel B) fiction C) literature D) writing
31. Harry kept us … throughout the journey
with his non-stop jokes.
A) enjoyed B) entertained C) laughed
D) pleasured
32. I never read … of films as I don’t trust
the critics’ opinions.
A) reviews B) criticisms C) articles
D) investigations
33. How did your … go? Do you think you’ll
be offered the main part?
A) audit B) auditorium C) audience
D) audition
34. I’d love to work in show … . It’s so
glamorous!
A) industry B) business C) commerce
D) trade
35. Joe told me a joke today but I didn’t … it
at all.
A) get B) bring C) fetch D) collect
36. I didn’t like this album at first, but it’s
really starting to … on me now.
A) grow B) raise C) develop D) increase
Malcolm Mann
Unit 25-26
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1. Don’t you think it’s time you … Andrea
the truth?
A) tell B) to tell C) told D) telling
2. I wish you … that silly tie!
A) wouldn’t wear B) wore
C) not wear D) wasn’t wearing
3. I would rather you … exactly the same
trainers as I’ve got.
A) didn’t buy B) don’t buy
C) won’t buy D) wouldn’t buy
4. … of the fact that she is a grandmother,
Edna still tries to dress fashionably.
A) Although B) However C) In spite
D) Nevertheless
5. Carol refused to lend me her new jacket
… I begged her for hours.
A) in spite of B) even though
C) although of D) despite
6. I’d go to the party if I … something to
wear!
A) had B) had had C) have D) have got
7. I bought the suit … it was second-hand.
A) in spite of B) however
C) nevertheless D) despite the fact
8. Could you wipe the table with a damp …,
please?
A) clothe B) cloth C) clothing D) clothes
9. I’ve decided to … my hair green for the
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